Principal Autonomy Engineer - Advanced Safety

Oshkosh Corporation, Inc.; Frederick (MD); On-site; USD 91,500 - 148,100; Full time

Job summary

Oshkosh Corporation, Inc. is seeking a Principal Engineer to lead autonomy and active safety initiatives for unmanned ground vehicle systems.

You will design, simulate, and validate control strategies using MATLAB/Simulink and embedded C/C++ software while coordinating across internal teams and external partners. Responsibilities include guiding project scope, schedules, and budgets, mentoring junior engineers, and preparing documentation for testing and production transfer.

Qualifications

• Accredited Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field with five or more years of related experience.
• Standout: Accredited Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer or Electrical Engineering.
• Familiarity with C#, PLCs, Python, and SQL database in addition to embedded C/C++.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects in autonomy and active safety systems with broad scope and complexity.
• Develop and verify control strategies using modeling tools and simulators.
• Collaborate with internal and external teams; mentor engineers on common projects.
• Translate simulations to vehicle testing and production implementation.

Skills

MATLAB

Simulink

TargetLink

Embedded C/C++

C++

Python

PLC programming

SQL

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Bachelor’s degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering

Tools

MATLAB

Simulink

TargetLink

Job description

Oshkosh Corporation, Inc. is seeking a Principal Engineer to lead autonomy and active safety initiatives for unmanned ground vehicle systems.

You will design, simulate, and validate control strategies using MATLAB/Simulink and embedded C/C++ software while coordinating across internal teams and external partners. Responsibilities include guiding project scope, schedules, and budgets, mentoring junior engineers, and preparing documentation for testing and production transfer.